The ball is rolling.

Well, the ball has begun to roll. I got the offer in the mail yesterday and called and accepted it this morning. I have to fill out a few forms and to the customary drug test, but after that its just a matter of waiting for verifications and paperwork to be completed. A few weeks they said. Which is totally fine by me because we have a code release deadline on the 21st of April. I want to stay here at the wireless contract job until that is done, so I am not leaving them in the middle of it. I don't think we will make the 21st personally, but we'll see....and if we don't, we'll have it done soon after.
The job market in Seattle, WA seems to have really picked up. When the job I am currently in came up, I had had 5 interviews and 4 offers in a 2 month period. Since I started the contract job, I have gotten probably 8 calls from ColdFusion developer positions and just as many emails. I am surprised that there is such a strong demand for ColdFusion developers up here in the heart of Microsoft. Interesting, but cool none the less. Anyway, must code.....

Yea, yea....its been a while

So a fair amount has happened in the last few weeks. I just need to remember to update my blog when stuff happens....:) So I took the wireless contract job up here in Bothell, WA. It was difficult at first to leave home and work at a different location. The job has gotten better then it seemed the first few days which is good. It has been interesting and challenging, which I have been longing for. The beagles haven't been too excited about being left at home all day, but they are doing well. We put in a dog door in our laundry room wall so they are now able to go in and out all day long. We still have some work to do in the yard to confine them to a smaller area so the risk of them escaping will be a lot lower.
Good news though. I just received a call from the aerospace staffing and there is an offer in the mail for the second really cool aerospace job that I interviewed for. It will be working with networks and hardware and software systems, which I have been wanting to get back into. I am really looking forward to it. We have a code release here in the next few weeks so I am going to stay here at wireless until that is done and then switch to the aerospace job. It should be fun. The only downside is the distance, the new job is in Kent, WA. Rissa and I will commute together, so that will be nicer, but we will see how it goes being that far away from work. We may look into moving further south...I duno...We'll see.

On another note, the weather up here in Seattle, WA has been changing quite a bit. Mt Baker got over 100 in of snow in 10 days. Therefore, Riss and I played hooky this last Monday and went up to Baker to Ski. We had a good time and the snow was great. We had not made our way up to Baker yet, so it was a fun to check out a new mountain. I took some pics and again I need to post them...soon hopefully. Anyway...I had better get back to work, or at least grab some food.

Good Music

Side note....I recently re-descovered a radio station that I use to listen to while in college. It's a great radio station for good modern Alternative Christian music (ie: Jars of Clay, Kutless, Falling Up, Switchfoot, By the Tree, FM Static, Relient K). The plus side is there are no comercials. :) (unlike the very anoying Spirit 105.3 here in Seattle.) The only downside is that they don't have any local stations in Seattle, WA. At least they have an online stream....

Life sure is interesting....

New War of the World's trailer is out....Looks like fun! :)

War Of The Worlds - Teaser Trailer#2 - Large


So....Life can be interesting. I have been working remotely for a company in San Diego for the past 2.5 years and work has been getting slower, repetitive and largely boring. Time to make a switch, right? Yes, of course. One problem....I have been blessed with WAY too many options. I have had 4 interviews (plus one more next week) in the last 2 months with 3 offers. One I turned down, one I accepted, and the third I got today. What to do? I start my new job on Monday, this one with a local wireless company doing web development work. The other offer is from a VERY large Seattle aerospace company (Guess who?) :) and the interview next week is with that same company, just a different group. Fun, Fun, Fun! :) I guess. I don't mean to sound ungrateful...I am really blown away at how many companies want me and that is really awesome...its just happening all at once. I don't quite know what I want to do yet, but I will figure it out soon enough. I want to get started in this new position and see how it is before I make any decisions. The Lord has really blessed my wife and I, and I need to remember to step back and be thankful. Life is sure interesting...But it is good!

Also, we went with some friends and our dogs over Stevens pass this last weekend to Leavenworth, we had fun checking out hiking and climbing options over there. I have a couple of great pictures that I will post when I get a free moment.

Hopefully this posting thing will be a somewhat regular occurrence...we'll see. :)

Hello World

Hello World.

Soon to come will be (hopefully), daily posts with the various pictures I have taken over the years, as well as pictures I will try to take regularly. I will expound on life and my adventures. I hope it turns out fun! :) I will also offer my pictures for sale soon. Check back in a little bit to see more.